An experimental method for tangential contact stiffness evaluation of contact interfaces with controlled contact asperities

Abstract

An experimental method for estimating the tangential contact stiffness of contact interface with controlled contact asperities is discussed. The tangential contact stiffness is analyzed from the shift of certain eigenmode frequency of the system resulting from the changes in the density of contact asperities and the application of normal force. The results show that for the case of contact combination with 189 contact asperities, the corresponding eigenmode frequency shifted from 1.01 kHz at normal force of 19 N to 1.64 kHz at normal force of 148 N. This shift corresponds to the increase of tangential contact stiffness from 34.08 MN/m at normal force of 19 N to 67.44 MN/m at normal force of 148 N. It is found that the corresponding eigenmode frequency and its shift were affected by the density of contact asperities as well as the normal force. In the case of contact combination with 397 contact asperities, the corresponding eigenmode frequency shifted from 2.36 kHz at normal force of 49 N to 3.9 kHz at normal force of 153 N, indicating the increase of the tangential contact stiffness from 93.91 to 140.73 MN/m. A simple power relationship is proposed to explain the quantitative relationship between the eigenmode frequency shift and the tangential contact stiffness value.

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Tangential contact stiffness surface texture

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